Swan Handprint Keepsake Canvas Idea For Kids To Recreate
This beautiful Handprint Swan kids craft idea is super cute AND rather easy for the younger crafters in your home to recreate. In one afternoon, with just a little bit of your help and patience, they can recreate it with a few strokes of craft paint and have it displayed in no time!
Not to mention – it’s a great keepsake present for parents {like moms on Mother’s Day!} caregivers and grandparents to hold onto for years to come!
It’s simply sweet and extra do-able today! So keep on scrolling for a little hand-painted swan canvas tutorial on how to make it happen! Happy crafting, my dear friends!
PAIR YOUR CANVAS CRAFT WITH OUR —> Paper Plate Swan
Here’s what you need to make your own painted swan handprint canvas:
- Medium Sized Canvas {or white cardstock paper}
- Washable, Light Blue Craft Paint
- Washable, Dark Blue Craft Paint
- Washable, White Craft Paint
- Washable, Orange Craft Paint
- Washable, Black Craft Paint
- Washable, Pink Craft Paint
- Paint Brushes – several small & large
- Small Paper Plate
- Baby Wipes
- Cute Kids w/Hands
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Directions:
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First things first – grab your small paper plate, two shades of blue craft paint and two foam paint brushes.
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Squirt the two paint colors {in separate piles} on the paper plate.
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Start off by painting the entire canvas so the white handprints will stand out. Go ahead and paint the entire canvas completely light blue.
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Following that step, go ahead and use a new paint brush to paint a darker shade of blue craft paint on the bottom of the canvas for the “water” of the craft.
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Next up – the handprints. Working one hand at a time, you will want to paint your child’s hand completely white and have them press them on the canvas. You will want the fingers facing outward, while the palms of the hands, inward. This will be the body of swan. The fingers are their feathers.
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Now are the details. I painted the necks of the swan in a heart curve/white and added a small pink heart above the heads. This was followed with an orange beak and black eyes for them.
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To finish off our handprint swan artwork, I added a dot pattern around the edge of the canvas. This was done by using the bottom end of my foam paint brush. I just dabbed it in paint, then on the canvas. Then of course, once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
- To hang, you can easily hot glue some ribbon to the back. Don’t forget to add dates/ages/name on the back, so you remember when it was created!
BTW – We also have a handprint flamingo PAPER version of this craft, that you should check out today! With that tutorial, you skip the need for a painter’s canvas and just print to dive right into the handprint aspect!
As always – stay crafty my friends! And when you recreate this handprint swan art project idea, snap a few pictures and come share them on our Facebook wall for us to see! #gluedtomycrafts
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Painted Handprint Swan Keepsake Canvas
Supplies:
- Medium Sized Canvas
- Craft Paint
Instructions:
- First things first - grab your small paper plate, two shades of blue craft paint and two foam paint brushes.
- Squirt the two paint colors {in separate piles} on the paper plate.
- Start off by painting the entire canvas so the white handprints will stand out. Go ahead and paint the entire canvas completely light blue.
- Following that step, go ahead and use a new paint brush to paint a darker shade of blue craft paint on the bottom of the canvas for the "water" of the craft.
- Next up - the handprints. Working one hand at a time, you will want to paint your child's hand completely white and have them press them on the canvas. You will want the fingers facing outward, while the palms of the hands, inward. This will be the body of swan. The fingers are their feathers.
- Now are the details. I painted the necks of the swan in a heart curve/white and added a small pink heart above the heads. This was followed with an orange beak and black eyes for them.
- To finish off our handprint swan artwork, I added a dot pattern around the edge of the canvas. This was done by using the bottom end of my foam paint brush. I just dabbed it in paint, then on the canvas. Then of course, once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
